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The benefits of modern slavery due diligence laws in Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Anti-slavery commissioner Chris Evans hosted the Moving the Needle: Exploring Options for Due Diligence Laws to Combat Modern Slavery webinar where experts discussed the potential benefits and methods for developing due diligence laws in Australia. ...

Scape refinances $6bn flagship fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Scape Australia has completed the refinancing of the Scape Core Fund with $2.8 billion sustainability-linked loan (SLL) facilities. The Scape Core Fund currently includes 33 operational assets and two development sites, representing over 17,300 beds ...

ANZ hit with additional $10m penalty

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
The Federal Court has ordered ANZ to pay $250 million in penalties over a wide range of misconduct and systemic risk failures addressed in September, as the bank continues to work on a remediation plan to rectify those issues. ANZ was ordered to pay ...

Green moves: Macquarie AM, RIAA, U Ethical, UNLESS Financial

ELIZABETH FRY, ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... nearly 20 years of experience in responsible investment. She currently serves as managing director and senior consultant at ISS STOXX, helping stakeholders with sustainable investment strategy. Before joining the data-driven research, governance, and ...

System-level climate risks material in every way: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
In partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF), the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) released its report Systems Stewardship: Managing Interconnected Climate Risks for Lasting Value. Drawing on interviews with IGCC members and ...

Digital asset firm names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Vector Capital Management has created a new chief investment role as it continues its push to bridge traditional and digital finance for high-net-worth and institutional clients. The Melbourne-based digital asset specialist has appointed William Fong ...

Big banks neglect carbon emitted by financed deforestation: ACF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
A new analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) found the big four banks are "underreporting" the carbon emissions resulting from the deforestation they finance. According to ACF's Financed emissions from deforestation: The Big Four's ...

CA ANZ launches Sustainability Playbook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) has launched a free Sustainability Playbook as climate-related financial disclosures are now mandatory for many entities in Australia and New Zealand. The Playbook is part of CA ANZ's strategic focus to embed sustainability ...

HESTA opens first build-to-rent precinct through HAFF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
HESTA, along with Assemble and Housing Choices Australia, has opened a new housing project in Melbourne's inner-city suburb of Kensington supported by the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) funding. The new housing precinct, Swift Walk, brings together ...

Australia emerges as corporate climate leader: MSCI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
In the final week of COP30, MSCI released its latest analysis, revealing Asia Pacific regions are the most closely watched markets for climate action. Despite housing several heavy-emitting industries, Australia has emerged as a corporate climate leader ...